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A. NELSON.

COMBINED SULKY PLOW AND PULVERIZEE.

No. 421,189. Patented Feb.11,1890.

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ADOLPH NELSON, OF ARMOURDALE, KANSAS.

COMBINED SULKY PLOW AND PULVERIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,189, dated February11, 1890.

Application filed October 15, 1889. Serial No. 327,067- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH NELSON, of Armour-dale, 'Wyandotte county,Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedSulky Flows and Pulverizers, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined sulky plow,cultivator, pulverizer, &c.; and it consists in the novel constructionand arrangement of the different parts hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings which illustrate the manner of, carrying out myinvention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sulky having suitablewheels, tongue, doc, with my revolving pulverizer secured thereto. Fig.2 is a detail in perspective of the braces which form thebearing-supports for the pulverizer and stalkchopper. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the sulky with the sprocketwheels and revolving pulverizerremoved and two plows substituted in their place. Fig. 4is a detail inperspective of the upright plow-carrier secured in a suitable casting.Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the front bar of the carriage-bed,showing the slot in which operate the bolts for moving the tongue toeither side. Fig. 6 is a detail in perspective of the tongue, showingthe proper braces and bolts for strength and durability. Fig. 7 is arear View of the sulky, showing one plow in position. Fig. 8 is a detailin perspective of the revolving pulverizer and. stalk chopper, showingthe smaller sprocket-wheel attached to its axis at the outer extremity.Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the carriage bed, showing the raisinglever I, the ratchet I-I, guide-post G, and rais ing-chain g. Fig. 10 isa detail in perspective of the carriage-bed, showing the movablehorizontal bars F, by which the plows or cultivators are secured in thedesired position. Fig. 11 is a detail in perspective of the loop whichis rigidly secured to the spoke of the sprocketavheel, showing the hook.m, which fastens around the spokes of the sulkywvheel to hold thesprocket-wheel in position.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A, Fig.

11, represents a sulky mounted on suitable wheels B, and provided with atongue T.

which operates the tongue T, said tongue T 7 being held in position bymeans of a strap i, which is provided at its rear end with a loop i,(see Fig. 6,) which fits over the horizontal bearing-bar D and isdesigned to slide laterally, thus allowing said tongue T to be shiftedto either side of the sulky. A triangular brace T is bolted to the rearportion of the tongue, the base of the said brace being at right anglesto and at the rear end of the tongue. This brace bears against the frontside of bar D, and on the rear side of the latter is a plate T, which isconnected to the brace by bolts (1'', that extend through slot cl.

E E, Fig. 10, are the side frames of carriagebed, which is held inposition by means of the upright guideposts G G, Fig. 7, posts G beingrigidly secured to the spindles of the Wheels B B.

F F, Fig. 10, are the horizontal bars held in position by eccentricscrews f and nuts f as shown in detail in the figure. These bars F Fform a bearing,on which the casting J operates and can be moved to anydesired location on angle-bars C D, and secured by means of said centralbolt and nut'ff.

H, Fig. 9, is a ratchet-wheel rigidlysecured to the axle h, and isdesigned to raise or lower the carriage-bed by means of the dog h, beingoperated by the lever-arm I. The opposite end of the spindle h isprovided with a lug, to which is rigidly secured the lifting-chain g.Thus when the lever I is pushed forward the dog it operates on theratchet-Wheel H and winds the chain around the spindle h. Said chain gis secured at its upper end to lug g, said lug g being formed on uprightguide posts G".

ii is a foot-lever, which operates another dog i", and which is held inposition by a horizontal bar F, Fig 10. This casting is designed to moveforward or backward, as may be desired, and is held stationary at itsproper place by means of the thumb-screw 7c.

K, Fig. 4, is an upright hanger, which operates in said casting J,sliding vertically, and is held in position by the set-screw 70. Thishanger is designed to form a guide for the plow-beam 2, said plow-beam 2being secured to the guide K by means of a slotted sleeve L and athreaded staple Z, with suitable nuts.

The tongue T, Fig. .6, maybe shifted laterally in the'slot d, Fig. 5, inwhich the boltheads d" slide to afford bearing. The tongue is secured inthis position by tightening the bolts d," Fig. 6, and by means of thecurved lever U and chain U. The revolving pulverizer illustrated in Fig.8 may besubstituted for the plows 1 1. For this purpose the set-screw 7sand castingJ is slacked, thus releasing the hanger K, carrying theplows. A large sprocket-wheel M is then secured to the sulky-wheel. ThebraceN is placed in position, passing. through theframe E. The chain isthen passed around the sprocketwheels M, Fig. l, and P.

In Fig. 8, P g represent the bearings of the pulverizer or cultivator. QQ represent the knives, which are toothed like a saw. qq are the armssupporting the knives, which are spread out to afford a bearing for themat q! qll In Fig. 2 the brace N is supported by the carriage N, and isbraced in its proper positionby an arrn-stay O, furnished with the slototo secure it. to the main body of the tion with the tongue having thebrace T, bearing on the front side of the bar- D, the strap 15, havingthe rearward-extending loop 75, engaging the upper side of bar D, andthe plate T on the rear side of bar D and attached to brace T byclamp-bolts d in the slot of the said cross-bar, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a sulky. plow or cultivator, the frame consisting of the cross-barD, slotted at d, the cross-bar C, the side bars E, and the longitudinalbars F F, adjustable laterally by the bolts and nuts f f, substantiallyas set forth and described;

3. In a sulky plow or cultivator, a doubleslotted casting J,- providedwith the slot-F, reciprocating on the bar F, and fastened by thethumb-screw 7c", and asuitable slot to engage the carriage K, fasteningby thesetscrew It, thus giving vertical and horizontal adjustment totheplows, substantially as set forth.

4. In a sulky plow. or cultivator, the-tongue" T, adjustable laterallyin the slot d of thefront bar D of the frame of the sulky, in

combination withafastening device t, and the releasing-lever U, andsecuring-chain U,

substantially as set forth and described.

5. In a sulky plow or cultivator, the removable brace N, provided with acounterbrace O, and journal-bearings n 'n, for the insertion of therevolving cultivator, sub

'stantially as set forth and described.

6. In a sulky plow or cultivator, the com= bination of the frame, thevertically-movable posts G, the wheels having their journalscarried bysaid posts, the chain-wheels M, attached to the said wheels, the bracesN, at-.

the-endless chains connecting the Wheels M P, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof'I'affix my signature '95 in presence of twowitnesses.

ADOLPH NELSON. Witnesses:

A. A. HIGDON, R. A. BALDERsoN.

